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Spike reached the rooftops of Wolfram and Hart, looking around until he found Illyria and Lindsey. As he got closer, he noticed there was something different about them. They looked like they were seemingly suspended in mid-air
"What the bloody-"
"Hello, Spike"
Spike whirled around and his jaw dropped when he saw Wesley. The former Watcher was covered in glowing red energy, while his eyes were completely white and long white tendrils of energy had grown out of his back
"What the bloody hell happened to you?"
"After I become corporeal, I absorbed all the magic I could from Cyvus Vail's soul, completely enhancing my own magical abilities. I have even surpassed Willow"
"Let them go," Spike growled, "And let's end this"
"Very well then"
Wesley raised a finger, dropping Illyria and Lindsey, before having them thrown towards the edge of the building. Spike lunged at Wesley, slamming him against an air vent and striking him in the face. Wesley shoved Spike back and punched him with such force that Spike spun about three times through the air before landing flat on his face. Wesley walked over and grabbed him by the duster, before sliding him along the ground into an air vent. Spike got to his feet and whirled around, his game face on, as he suddenly appeared before Wesley and struck him with a right hook, followed by a left uppercut and a left side kick
"We got to get off this building," Lindsey said
Illyria looked over the edge, seeing how away the ground was, before looking at Spike as he battled against Wesley. She grabbed Lindsey, picking him up and stepped onto the edge, hoping beyond hope that this would work
"What the hell are you doing?" Lindsey cried
Illyria jumped off the building, as Lindsey held on tightly. She focused on her power and forced it to the surface, slowing down time and allowing her to fall slowly to the sidewalk. The spell wore off and she set Lindsey down, as he looked up
"We did that?"
"Lookie at what we got here"
The pair turned around to see a group of about six vampires standing behind them. Lindsey sighed as he opened his pocketknife, before transforming it into a sword. The vampires cowered back slightly upon seeing that, but recovered their resolve
"Kill them," the leader growled
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"Man, sure is a lot of vampires," Angel said, "Where did they all come from?"
"Who cares?" Connor said, "This is actually quite fun"
"Yep, he sure is daddy's little boy," Cordelia said, "Let's just dust some vamps"
"I was thinking along the same lines"
The trio turned around to see Dracula and Oz walking towards them, both carrying swords as they stood beside the trio
"Dracula, nice to see you again," Angel said
"Angel, likewise"
"Oz! Oh my God, it's good to see you," Cordelia cried, hugging her friend, "I haven't seen you in so long. How's things?"
"Good. Can control my wolf side now. You?"
"Higher being, possessed, died, came back to life"
"Sounds like fun"
The vampires saw the group of five and headed towards them, being led by Gunn
"Gunn is a vampire?" Angel cried in surprise
"You know him?" Oz asked
"Yeah, he used to work with us," Cordelia answered
Something flew over their heads, landing amongst the vampires, before exploding, turning several to dust and injuring more. Gunn growled and marched on, as the vampires reformed their ranks and followed them. Angel turned around, seeing Kate Lockley coming towards them, a stake in her hand and a handgun strapped to her hip
"Kate, I haven't seen you in a long time," Angel said, "What's been happening?"
"I've been around," Kate said, "How about we discuss this later?"
"Yeah, sounds like a plan"
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Spike ducked Wesley's fist, before stopping his other punch and smacking him in the face. Wesley stumbled back, as Spike followed up with a kick, throwing him towards the edge of the building. Wesley got to his feet, just as an explosion went off, ripping throughout the lobby and taking out the infrastructure
"What did you do?" Wesley demanded
"Boom shaka laka turnout"
Flames tore throughout the building, as Spike tackled Wesley around the waist, driving them both of the building, as fire smashed the windows and began burning the law firm. Spike and Wesley tumbled through the air, glass falling around them, as they exchanged blows, with Wesley landing upon a sedan four-wheel-drive, setting off the car alarm. He threw Spike off him with a tendril and got off the car, before smacking it once to stop the alarm. Spike got up and lunged at Wesley, slamming him against the car, as Wesley cracked him with his elbow, before wrapping a tendril around his leg and throwing him across the street
Spike got to his feet, whirling around to deliver a spinning back kick to Wesley's face, spinning him through the air. He landed on his feet and caught Spike's fist, pulling him down and striking him with his elbow, before twisting his arm back and landing a palm strike on his chest that drove him back a couple of metres on his feet. Spike grinned, blocking Wesley's two punches and returning one of his own. Wesley grabbed his limbs with his tendrils and threw him through the air, before striking him with a magical blast of energy. Spike struck the road hard, new wounds bleeding, as he coughed up blood. Wesley walked over and pinned him down with his boot
"It's all over for you, Spike"
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Angel decapitated a vampire and kicked another in the chest; as Dracula tore through the vamps, dust spilling around him. Oz was staying nearby, as Cordelia and Connor took on the vampires together. Kate was able to hold her own, staking the vampires that came near, as Gunn tackled Angel across the road. Angel was slower to get to his feet, as Gunn kicked him in the stomach. Angel stumbled back, before catching Gunn by the leg when he kicked again and throwing him through a building window. He stepped into the building, as Gunn appeared out of the darkness and punched him back out onto the road
"Damn, you've got some strength there," Angel said as he got up
"Yeah, I guess I do," Gunn grinned, stepping outside
He snarled and charged at Angel, but he dodged his punch and hit him in the stomach. Gunn doubled over, as Angel struck him in the ribs, followed by the jaw, before sweeping his legs out. Gunn groaned as he hit the bitumen. Angel went to grab him, but Gunn threw him over himself, before flipping up onto his feet, as Angel did the same, whirling around and blocking Gunn's arm, punching him in the chest, as Gunn struck him across the face. Angel backhanded him and kicked, but Gunn grabbed his leg and threw him aside
"You can't hope to win this, Angel," he said as he walked over
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Illyria killed the last vampire and looked around, seeing Spike battle against Wesley. The former Watched picked Spike up with his magical tendrils, before throwing him against a building wall. The ex-goddess saw that the blond vampire was bleeding and finding it hard to move
"Where is the Vorax?" Lindsey asked
"Spike had it. Then he set it aside to fight Ava," Illyria replied, "After that, I don't know"
"Which means it's still in the building"
"You get the sword, I'll help Spike"
"Okay then"
Lindsey rushed towards the burning Wolfram and Hart, as Illyria ran at Wesley. He turned to face her, just as she drew back her fist and slammed it into his face, throwing him through the air. As Wesley picked himself up, Illyria knelt beside Spike, seeing if he was okay
"Hey, Blue," he grinned, his game face gone, "Have fun at this party?"
"You are badly injured. You must heal"
"Sure. Where's the nearest blood bank?"
Illyria watched as Wesley got closer, before concentrating on her hidden powers, unleashing it and slowly time down around Wesley, a look of shock on his face. Finding a nearby shard of glass, Illyria drew a line across her wrist, before offering it to Spike. He shook his head and tried to crawl away
"You need it," Illyria insisted, "You will die otherwise"
Spike saw he wasn't getting away, as Illyria forced him to drink her blood. He closed his eyes, groaning in delight at the taste of her blood. The spell wore off, as Wesley stood over the pair. Spike drew back from Illyria's wrist, as she stood up and faced Wesley
"Ready to fight and die, Illyria?" he asked
"Are you?"
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